Quello Director Receives 2014 William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association

Bill Dutton, the new Director of the Quello Center, received the 2014 William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association, given by CITASA at the July 2014 ASA meeting. (CITASA is ASA’s section on Communication and Information Technology). A list of previous recipients is available at: http://www.asanet.org/sections/citasa_recipients_History.cfm

Bill was unable to attend the meeting, given the timing coinciding with his move to MSU, but he sent these words of appreciation:

“Dear Colleagues of CITASA,

I would like to convey my appreciation to the selection committee and CITASA for honoring me with this career achievement award. It is a privilege to be in the company of those who have received this recognition in past years, and to have such a wonderful link with William F. Ogburn and the ASA. I am delighted to be part of the community of scholars you are building.

It amazes me that even in the space of my own career, the sociological study of the Internet and related communication and information technologies has moved from the margins of sociology to become one of its most exciting fields of innovative research. At Oxford, and I am sure this will be the case at MSU, my colleagues are increasingly looking to sociology for some of the most promising researchers focused on society and the Internet.

My thanks to CITASA for helping to raise the stature of social research on communication and information technology, and for this wonderful recognition from the American Sociological Association.